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State News
OHHN News
National, International



Ohio Healthy Homes News
January 2016  
 
Ohio Healthy Homes Network 
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Meetings and Events
 
The Ohio Lead Advisory Council will meet on February 25 from 10 - 11:30 am at the State Library of Ohio. Contact Melissa Mathias for information. The meeting is open to the public.

The Ohio Department of Health will sponsor Healthy Homes displays at the Cleveland Home and Remodeling Expo, March 18-20th and the Columbus Home Improvement Show, April 15-17th.

Housing Ohio, a conference of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), will be held April 11-13 at the Sheraton Capital Square in Columbus.

The Annual Education Conference of the Ohio Environmental Health Association will take place April 18 - 20 at the Worthington Doubletree. Contact Suzanne Krippel at (216) 201-2001 ext. 1242. 

A Cincinnati Area Radon Stakeholders Meeting will be held on April 19th in Cincinnati. For more information, contact Donna Jurden at 614- 644-0174. 

Please send information on upcoming events through our website at www.OHHN.org using the Contact Us feature. 
State News 

Bed Bugs

OHHN News       

Spring Forum Planning Underway

OHHN is considering Cincinnati as the site for the spring healthy homes forum; dates in late May and early June are being targeted.  Additional information will be available soon.

Become a member of OHHN and help us promote healthy, safe, affordable housing!

It's time to renew your membership in OHHN - or, if you have never been a member - to consider joining.

Annual dues are $60 for agency, organizations or firms while individuals pay $35.  Your dues help support the Healthy Homes Forums, www.OHHN.org, our monthly newsletter and policy development initiatives.

You can now complete an on-line membership form and pay by credit card. Or you can download the 2016 membership form, complete it and send it to our PO Box with your check.

National and International News

Building Products

Energy Efficiency

Flame Retardants

Prenatal exposure to flame retardants linked to poorer behavioral function in children

Carbon Nanotubes as Flame Retardants: Is the Cure worse than the Cold?
 
Flint Lead Crisis

Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Secure Safe Drinking Water in Flint
 
Flint residents protest high bills for 'poison water
 
Lead Poisoning

Smoke Free Housing

Smoking banned at Houston public housing
 
Water Quality

Toxics

Companies that are taking the toxics out of electronics
About Us

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